UNICEF reviews

3.7

71% would recommend to a friend

(1,368 total reviews)
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Catherine M. Russell

67% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

UNICEF has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,368 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The UNICEF employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews
4.0
Nov 22, 2015

HR Consultant

Recommend
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Pros

- Contribute towards noble mission - Great diversity - Potential to travel on work missions - Generally nice colleagues in DHR

Cons

- Bureaucratic. - Politics/Donor government pressure means less growth opportunities for staff from programme countries. - Once you are a General Service Staff member, extremely difficult to move up to a Professional level.

3.0
Oct 15, 2015

Little upward mobility

Recommend
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Pros

At the core the work done by UNICEF is beneficial to the developing country population. There is job satisfaction that you are in someway affecting positive change. Great benefits - 6 weeks vacation; 6 month maternity leave; paternity leave; etc.

Cons

- Limited ability to move upward - especially from the general service category to the professional category

4.0
Jun 19, 2015

Intern

Recommend
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Pros

Great international environment at the organization. It doesn't matter if you have an accent or if you wear you country outfit.

Cons

High bureaucracy to take decisions. Big organization, difficult to get feedback from all country offices.

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